Mowa ndi mankhwala ophatikiza ndi formula C2H5OH.Ndi madzi opanda mtundu, omwe amatha kuyaka omwe nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito monga zosungunulira, mafuta, ndi zinthu zosangalatsa.Amapangidwa mwa kuwitsa shuga ndi yisiti ndipo amapezeka muzakumwa zosiyanasiyana monga moŵa, vinyo, ndi mizimu.Ngakhale kuti kumwa mowa pang'onopang'ono kungakhale ndi thanzi labwino, kumwa mowa mopitirira muyeso kungayambitse kusuta, kuwonongeka kwa chiwindi, ndi matenda ena.
